CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR JAN. 20, 2018 (Part Two)
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
GENEVA, Oh. - The Calvin men's indoor track and field team took second in a field of 12 teams at the Carnegie Mellon Division III Invitational Saturday at the Spire Institute.
Calvin posted a team score of 80.5 points. Host Carnegie Mellon took first place with a team score of 119.5 points.
Senior Ethan Valentine (Mason, Oh./William Mason HS) returned to his home state to claim a victory in the 800 meters, winning with a time of 1:55.03. The time currently ranks seventh on the NCAA III indoor performance list. Senior Noah Buteyn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) also scored in the event, placing eighth in a time of 1:58.50.
In the mile run, sophomore Caleb Ferguson (Naperville, Il./Neuqua Valley HS) came up with a career-best time of 4:21.38 to take second place while freshman teammate Micah Meindertsma (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia HS) was sixth (4:27.75).
In the 3,000 meters, junior Jamison Koeman (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) took third (8:46.85) while freshman teammate Justin Varineau (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) was sixth (8:53.05).
Calvin's distance crew continued to score points in the 5,000 meters as sophomore Addison Smith (Seoul, South Korea/Seoul Foreign School) was second (15:28.09) while freshman Jonathan Ellis (Baltimore, Md./Towson HS) was third (15:38.10).
In the 60 meter hurdles, junior Alex Williams (Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS) was seventh (9.10) while sophomore Sam Veenstra (North Haledon, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) was eighth (9.14).
Calvin's 4x400 meter relay team of Buteyn, junior Luke Peterson (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS), Valentine and junior Josh VanDyk (Tinley Park, Il./Chicago Christian HS) was second in a time of 3:26.15.
Calvin also scored in the field events.
Sophomore Nathan Van Wyhe (Frankfort, Il./Lincoln-Way East HS) was fourth (6-1 1/4) in the high jump.
Sophomore Jonathan Walt (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) was third in the pole vault (14-6 1/4) while senior Devin Schweigert (Whitehall, Mich./Whitehall HS) was sixth (14-0 1/2).
Junior Lee Barents (Redlands, Ca./Arrowhead Christian HS) was fourth in the long jump (20-7 1/4) while junior Brendan VanHouten (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) was third in the weight throw (49-0 1/4).
"We really had a great day as a team," said Calvin head track and field coach Bret Otte. "I could go up and down our lineup but we had great performances from so many different individuals. It was exciting to compete in an incredible indoor (Spire Institute) facility against strictly Division III competition. There was a lot of energy generated by our team today and I like the way we are moving forward."
Calvin will compete at the University of Findlay Classic next Friday and Saturday with a handful of athletes also scheduled to compete at the Mike Lints Invitational next Saturday at Grand Valley State University.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
GENEVA, Oh. - The Calvin women's indoor track and field team put together a strong showing Saturday afternoon at the Carnegie Mellon Division III Invitational Saturday at the Spire Institute.
Competing in a field of 12 Division III schools, Calvin placed fourth with a team score of 76 points.
Senior Jenna Dyksen (Hawthorne, NJ/Hawthorne HS) led the Knights with a pair of sterling performances, winning the 60 meter hurdles (8.97) and 200 meter dash (25.96). Dyken's time in the 60 meter hurdles was a career-best and currently ranks fourth on the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field performance list. Her winning time in the 200 meters was also a career-best and currently ranks 20th on the NCAA III indoor performance list.
In the mile run, Calvin went 1-2-5 led by junior Katie Diekema (Kenmore, Wash./Ingelmoor HS) who captured the race in a career-best time of 5:02.19 that currently ranks third on the NCAA III indoor performance list. Sophomore Emma Schroer (Wheaton, Il./Wheaton-Warrenville South HS) had a career-best time of 5:22.22 that was good for second place while sophomore Sarah Ball (Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian HS) was fifth in a time of 5:28.66.
In the 5,000 meter run, sophomore Michelle Koetje (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) won the race in a career-best indoor time of 18:10.09 that currently ranks 24th on the NCAA III indoor performance list. Junior Breanna Kooiman (Tinley Park, Il./Chicago Christian HS) was third (18:53.35), senior Katie McLain (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS) fourth (19:07.62) and junior Catherine Croft (Grand Rapids, Mich./Coopersville HS) sixth (19:30.80).
Sophomore Allison Rozell (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) also scored in the long jump, taking fourth with a leap of 15-9.
"We really had a great day as a team," said Calvin head track and field coach Bret Otte. "I could go up and down our lineup but we had great performances from so many different individuals. It was exciting to compete in an incredible indoor (Spire Institute) facility against strictly Division III competition. There was a lot of energy generated by our team today and I like the way we are moving forward."
Calvin will compete at the University of Findlay Classic next Friday and Saturday with a handful of athletes also scheduled to compete at the Mike Lints Invitational next Saturday at Grand Valley State University.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin 64, Saint Mary's 59 (OT)
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Calvin women's basketball held off an upset bid by Saint Mary's Saturday afternoon, defeating the Belles 64-59 in overtime.
Saint Mary's (5-12 overall, 3-6 MIAA) took a 4-2 lead midway through the first quarter and held the lead deep into the fourth quarter.
Saint Mary's led 31-26 at halftime and 41-38 heading into the third quarter.
Calvin went on an 8-3 run to start the fourth quarter with senior Bre Luurtsema (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) scoring on a layup to cap off the run and give the Knights a 46-44 lead with 5:30 left in regulation.
Saint Mary's answered with six unanswered points to take a 50-46 lead with 3:38 remaining but junior Rachel Warners (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) hit a jumper and junior Becca Richards (Fort Gratiot, Mich./Port Huron Northern HS) hit three free throws to put the Knights up 51-50 with 2:29 left.
Saint Mary's regained the lead at 52-51 on a Gabby Diamond layup with 1:23 left. Calvin senior Ali Spayde (Lewis, Center, Oh./Worthington Christian HS) connected on a free throw with 51 seconds remaining to tie the score at 52-52.
Calvin came up with a defensive stop and had a chance to win in regulation but a shot in the final seconds was off the mark, sending the contest into overtime.
The Knights (12-6 overall, 7-2 MIAA) took early control of overtime with a 7-1 run fueled by four points from Warners that pushed them into a 59-53 lead.
Saint Mary's got within four points on two occasions inside the final 1:17 of play but the Knights were able to connect on five free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Spayde led Calvin in scoring with 19 points to boost her career scoring total to 1,308 points.
Luurtsema notched her 16th collegiate double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to boost her career rebounding total to 602.
Warners had 13 points while Richards had 11. Sophomore Kara Minderhoud (Grand Rapids, Mich./Covenant Christian HS) had five points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Saint Mary's was led by Giavanna Paradiso with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Calvin shot a season-low 28.4 percent from the field and was 0-of-12 from three-point range. The Knights forced Saint Mary's into 33 turnovers however and scored 26 points off of opponent turnovers in the game.
With the win, Calvin remains in sole possession of third place in the MIAA standings with a 7-2 conference mark. The Knights are one game back of 8-1 Trine. The Knights will host Trine on Wednesday night at Van Noord Arena at 7:30 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Albion 69, Calvin 61
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's basketball team dropped a closely-contested conference matchup against Albion College, falling by a score of 69-61. With the loss, Calvin falls to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in MIAA play. Albion improves to 5-12 overall with a 2-4 conference mark.
Albion used a 12-point run to take an early lead, but Calvin battled back to make it a game that went down to the wire.
With the score tied at seven four minutes into the contest, the Britons used a seven-point run to take an early lead and force a Calvin timeout. Albion added to its scoring streak out of the break, adding five more points before junior Austin Bykerk (Jenison, Mich./Unity Christian) snapped a nearly nine-minute Calvin scoreless spell.
Senior Tony Canonie (South Haven, Mich./South Haven) hit a three-pointer to cut the deficit to eight and, after a pair of Albion free throws, sophomore Derrick DeVries (Grand Rapids, Mich./Covenant Christian) sunk a triple of his own. With just over seven minutes remaining in the first half, the scoreboard read 21-14 in favor of the Britons.
Albion used an 8-2 run to widen its lead to 13 points. Layups by freshman Luke Morrison (Bristol, Ind./Northridge) and Bykerk made the score 29-20, but the Britons responded with five straight points to lead by 14 as the final minute of the half approached. The Knights went three-for-four from the free throw line to close out the half and headed into the break trailing Albion 34-23.
The Knights struggled to get their shots to fall in the first half, hitting 8-of-31 from the floor, including 3-of-11 from three-point range.
Albion built its lead to 17 in the first five minutes of the second half. A big dunk by Bykerk provided a spark for the Knights as senior Michael Wilks (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) followed with a layup, and Calvin forced back-to-back Albion turnovers. Wilks added a pair of free throws to make it an 11-point game just over seven minutes into the second half.
Another Calvin free throw made the score 45-35, but a quick five points by the Britons gave the visitors a comfortable 15-point advantage. As the midpoint of the half neared, the Knights showed their resilience and went on a six-point run to reduce Albion's lead to single digits. Junior Alex Bos (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), DeVries and Wilks added two points apiece in the offensive surge.
After an Albion bucket, freshman Jason Walter (Coloma, Mich./Coloma) stepped up for the Knights. With just under six minutes left to play, Bos fed Walter down low for an easy layup and, after a Britons' miss on the other end, Walter drained a three to make the score 52-46 and force an Albion timeout.
Out of the break, the Britons outscored the Knights 6-2 to lead by 10 with just under three minutes remaining in the contest. After points on both ends, Calvin showed its grit once again, as sophomore Tom Morrison (Bristol, Ind./Northridge) drained a clutch three to make it a six-point game with just over one minute remaining.
The Britons used a trio of free throws to try to seal the victory, but a three-pointer by Canonie with 53 seconds remaining kept the Knights in the game. Calvin was forced foul and the Britons converted on the free throw opportunity to lead by eight, but Canonie responded once again to make the score 64-58 with 43 seconds left. As Calvin was forced to foul to stop the clock, the Britons added three more points via free throws. DeVries responded by capitalizing on a three-point play, but Albion continued to knock down their free throws and the Knights ran out of town to complete their comeback.
Bykerk led the Knights with 11 points. Canonie finished with 10 points, while DeVries and Walter contributed nine points apiece. Luke Morrison and Wilks posted eight points each, and Morrison posted a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Olivet to face the Comets in another MIAA matchup. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
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